Our Daily Bread

Topic:Dangerous Distractions November 15, 2018 Dangerous Distractions Read: John 13:31–35 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 1–2; Hebrews 11:1–19 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. John 13:35 nlt Artist Sigismund Goetze shocked Victorian-era England with a painting entitled “Despised and Rejected of …

Topic:Bound to Encourage November 14, 2018 Bound to Encourage Read: Hebrews 10:19–25 Bible in a Year: Lamentations 3–5; Hebrews 10:19–39 Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24 The Steven Thompson Memorial Centipede is a cross-country meet unlike any other. Each …

Topic:Dumb Sheep, Good Shepherd November 13, 2018 Dumb Sheep, Good Shepherd Read: Ezekiel 34:7–16 Bible in a Year: Lamentations 1–2; Hebrews 10:1–18 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. Ezekiel 34:12 My friend Chad spent a year …

Topic:Who’s Driving? November 12, 2018 Who’s Driving? Read: Romans 6:1–14 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 51–52; Hebrews 9 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 My neighbor Tim has a figurine on his dashboard of a “wild thing” based on Maurice …

Topic:Confident Hope November 11, 2018 Confident Hope Read: Philippians 1:19–26 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 50; Hebrews 8 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 Dr. William Wallace was serving as a missionary surgeon in Wuzhou, China, in the 1940s when Japan attacked …

Topic:His Presence November 10, 2018 His Presence Read: Exodus 3:7–12 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 48–49; Hebrews 7 My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. Exodus 33:14 The anxious father and his teenage son sat before the psychic. “How far is your son traveling?” the …

Topic:What We Can Do November 9, 2018 What We Can Do Read: Philippians 2:1–11 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 46–47; Hebrews 6 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 Even though confined to his bed, 92-year-old Morrie Boogaart knit hats for the …

Topic:Fathers and Sons November 8, 2018 Fathers and Sons Read: Ephesians 4:31–32 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 43–45; Hebrews 5 He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Malachi 4:6 esv My father was a good father, and, in most …

Topic:I’m Sorry November 7, 2018 Read: Colossians 3:12–17 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 40–42; Hebrews 4 Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 In 2005, Collins falsified a report that resulted in McGee being thrown in prison for four years, and McGee vowed to find Collins when he got …

Topic:Dad at the Dentist November 6, 2018 Read: Matthew 26:36–39 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 37–39; Hebrews 3 My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will. Matthew 26:39 I didn’t expect a profound lesson about the …